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Pakistan uses artificial rain to combat smog

Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said.

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Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode, nephew of Bhindranwale, dies of heart attack in Pakistan

Lakhbir Singh Rode, 72, a Khalistani terrorist and nephew of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, died of a heart attack in Pakistan. He was one of India's 'most wanted' men and head of the International Sikh Youth Federation. He had fled to Pakistan after Bhindranwale's death and settled in Lahore.

The Hindu

Tens of thousands of religious party supporters rally in Pakistan against Israel's bombing in Gaza

Tens of thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s main religious political party have rallied in the eastern city of Lahore against Israel’s bombing of Palestinians in Gaza and what it says is the world’s failure to protect Gazans

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Delhi continues to see spike in pollution levels

Delhi’s air quality worsens as unfavourable meteorological conditions and firecracker bursting push pollution levels to very poor category.

The Hindu

In Lahore, it’s that toxic, smoggy time of year again

Smog season in Pakistan triggers the annual round of allergies, breathing difficulties and even government lockdowns

Al Jazeera

Thick smog shuts down Pakistan’s Lahore, sickens tens of thousands

Authorities shutter schools, markets and parks for four days due to the toxic air after tens of thousands fall ill.

Al Jazeera

Thousands fall ill in eastern Pakistan due to heavy smog, forcing closure of schools, markets, parks

Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days

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Pakistan looks back to the future as Nawaz Sharif eyes fourth stint as PM

Return of Pakistan’s longest-serving PM highlights continuing role of military as political kingmakers

The Guardian - UK

Aamir Khan to produce Sunny Deol-Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Lahore, 1947'

The project will mark the maiden collaboration between Sunny Deol and Aamir Khan, who have previously worked with Santoshi on separate projects

The Hindu

Interpol issues Red Notice against alleged BKI terrorist

Interpol issues Red Notice against BKI terrorist Karanvir Singh, 38, from Kapurthala, Punjab. Wanted for criminal conspiracy, murder, Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act, raising funds for terrorist act, and being a member of terrorist gang/org. BKI headquartered in Lahore, active in India, Europe, UK, US.

The Hindu

The ‘tarnished legacy’ of Pakistan’s retiring top judge Umar Ata Bandial

Lahore-born judge’s tenure lasted 20 months after he took over as the country faced a serious political crisis.

Al Jazeera

Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh keep themselves alive with 89-run win over Afghanistan

Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan one-day international match in Lahore on September 3, 2023

The Hindu

BCCI president Roger Binny, VP Rajeev Shukla to be in Lahore on PCB's invitation

BCCI president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla have accepted the invitation of the Pakistan Cricket Board and will be in Lahore from September 4-7

The Hindu

Pakistan antiterror court allows ex-PM Imran Khan’s arrest over May riots

Khan is currently serving a three-year jail sentence following his conviction earlier this month in a corruption case.

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Rising Intolerance In Pakistan And Misuse Of Blasphemy Laws

Muslims attacked Christians and destroyed eight churches in the city of Faisalabad in the eastern Punjab province.

The Hindu

Asian Champions Trophy: The Butt siblings who did their bit to restore Pakistan’s glory as coaches

Two brothers, Rehan and Imran Butt, were passionate about hockey. Rehan was a sensation for his school and club teams, while Imran was left-handed and unable to play. When Rehan won an Umrah ticket for his performance in a school tournament, their parents allowed him to pursue hockey. Imran was…

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Pakistani police arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistani police on Saturday arrested former Prime Minister Khan at his home in the eastern city of Lahore

The Guardian - UK

Le Roi de Lahore review – rare staging of Massenet’s sumptuous grand opera

The Dorset festival chorus and orchestra along with a fine cast do full justice to this spicy tale of a doomed love triangle – a forgotten gem that has not been staged in Britain since 1879

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PCB unhappy with ACC president Jay Shah revealing Asia Cup schedule before official ceremony

PCB dissatisfied with Jay Shah announcing Asia Cup 2023 schedule before its own event in Lahore. PCB conveyed displeasure to ACC, citing time difference and unprofessional handling of meeting in Durban.

The Independent UK

House fire kills 4 adults and 6 children in Pakistan, rescuers and police say

Police and rescue officials say a fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn Wednesday, killing six children and four adults mostly of the same family

The Conversation

Christians in Pakistan risk greater persecution from blasphemy laws, while living in poverty

Two Christian Pakistani teenagers, one 18 and another 14, were arrested in their homes in Lahore in May 2023 on charges of blasphemy after a policeman claimed he heard them being disrespectful of the Prophet Muhammad.

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When Pakistan's politics get tough, Pakistanis respond with memes and humor

Political humor in Pakistan has evolved over the years to evade censorship and other restrictions. After ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest in May, the internet exploded with memes and jokes.

The Hindu

IndiGo flight enters Pakistan airspace amid bad weather; returns safely

An IndiGo flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad entered the Pakistan airspace due to bad weather and went up to Gujranwala before heading back to Indian airspace safely

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan supporters say their businesses targeted in Pakistan

Authorities in Punjab province deny any acts of vengeance against ex-PM’s political party and its supporters.

Reuters

Pakistan's Imran Khan openly accuses military of trying to destroy his party

Pakistan's embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he had "no doubt" he would be tried in a military court and thrown in jail.

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